the camels had strayed far in search of scarce grass. When collected, they displayed a fiendish ingenuity in throwing their loads and tangling themselves up in every possible strap.

The perfect journey is never finished, the goal is always just across the next river, round the shoulder of the next mountain. There is always one more track to follow, one more mirage to explore.

it is a curious fact that camels walk more quickly and straighter to the sound of singing.

It is true there is a scent in the desert, though there may be no flower or tree or blade of grass within miles. It is the essence of the untrodden, untarnished earth herself!

The desert has a subtle and a cruel charm. She destroys while she enthralls.

That is the charm of the map. It represents the other side of the horizon where everything is possible.

The laws all true wanderers obey are these: 'Thou shalt not eat nor drink more than thy share,' 'Thou shalt not lie about the places thou hast visited or the distances thou hast traversed.

The red sands of Marrakesh, sprawling at the foot of the Atlas like a wounded Leviathan.

There were twelve dishes of lamb cooked in different rich sauces, with a monster bowl of strange oddments, which I imagine also belonged to the private life of a sheep, floating in rich gravy.

The red sands of Marrakesh, sprawling at the foot of the Atlas like a wounded Leviathan....

The older we get, the swifter time seems to pass and the quicker memories seem to fade.

My conscience is killing me, isn't it? And when you're immortal that can be a really long and ignominious death

We should acknowledge God merciful, but not always for us comprehensible.

Let me remember I am one with God. Our shining footprints point the way to truth, for God is our Companion as we walk the world a little while.

A Maybelline New York woman is strong and confident - I love that attitude.

Are you happy in your misery? Resting peaceful in desolation? It’s the final tie that binds us The sole source of my consolation" “blue

See, you know how to take the reservation, you just don't know how to hold the reservation and that's really the most important part of the reservation, the holding. Anybody can just take them.

Nothing so focuses the mind as the prospect of being hanged.

I go the VA Hospital when I have a problem and the doctor jumps on me.

I try to avoid people's eyes because I don't like to get that intimate with just anybody. i don't need the responsibility.